EHS Coordinator
Amcor
Administration
Posted on Mar 28, 2026
EHS Coordinator
Location:
Zutphen, NL
Department: Environment Health and Safety
Full-time or Part-time: Full-Time
Job Type: Employee
Shift: On site
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EHS Coordinator
Position Job Title: EHS Coordinator
BG and BU: AFEMEA, CP&S
Function: EHS
Location: AF Zutphen, NL
Line Manager’s Job Title: Plant General Manager
Advertising Legal Entity: Amcor Flexibles Zutphen B.V.
Work contract Legal Entity: Amcor Flexibles Zutphen B.V.
Contract Length: Permanent
JOB PURPOSE
The nature of the role involves providing leadership and direction in the management of safety and environmental matters, to ensure delivery of the key safety and environmental goals for Amcor. The post holder must be highly influential and have the managerial courage when necessary to assert them and drive safety as a number one priority in the business. Is responsible for deployment of strategic safety initiatives, and supports the development of these initiatives together with Site Leadership Team. The EHS Coordinator rolls out and maintains safety policies and procedures in line with legislation and regulation (Safety Certification: ISO 45001 and Environmental Certification: ISO 14001), Amcor corporate guidelines and rules.
JOB DIMENSIONS & SCOPE
- Financial: about 42 Mio € per year turnover of Zutphen plant
- Process: Improvement of EHS Culture on the plant through training, communication, projects handling and people involvement
- Staff: no direct reports
PRINCIPAL ACCOUNTABILITIES
- The EHS Coordinator has to ensure everyone in the company complies with health and safety laws. He/she is responsible for establishing policies that will create and maintain a safe workplace.
- Conducts Environmental, Health and Safety risks identification and risks analysis in order to identify most appropriate preventive measures by respecting the legislation in place knowing the plant organization.
- Develops, for specific competencies, preventive and protecting measures in the workplace and put in place control system for the measures.
- Insures, in accordance with the Corporate guidelines, the implementation, updating, review and auditing of the Company EHS Systems.
- Must identify potential hazards and recommend solutions to issues, improvement opportunities or new prevention measures.
- Has to produce specific safety procedures for the plant activities.
- Participates to consultations on safety/environmental and to the periodical meetings.
- Ensures the planning, direction and coordination of EHS activities through functional teams, under the guidance of the Plant General Manager and the Site Leadership Team.
- Ensures the development and implementation of plant-specific policies, procedures and programs to achieve and maintain compliance with relevant health and safety rules and regulations.
- Works with the Site Leadership Team in the preparation and submission of requests for environmental licenses related to air quality, solid waste, water quality and transport of hazardous materials and waste.
- Has a working knowledge of environmental, health and safety standards and ensures the identification of all requirements that apply, or may apply, to the plant.
- Ensures the preparation of internal training for specific situations at the plant; identification of other training topics and preparation of the responsible teams and definition of training requirements necessary for the plant EHS activities.
- Conducts training activities for employees and the Site Leadership Team.
- Assists in the development of EHS processes, records, documents and reports.
- Coordinates and assists in the execution of financing projects under EHS in order to ensure compliance with requirements and timely completion, including recommending the purchase of equipment to ensure compliance with procedures.
- Conducts audits of plant activities.
- Promotes the management and development of your team, developing talent, career advancement and performance management of all elements.
- Define and control the environmental monitoring plan.
- Contribute to the management of emergencies in terms of safety/environment.
- Develop projects in the area of continuous improvement that apply to the safety area.
- Ensure compliance with EHS rules by service providers within the company's premise.
MAJOR CHALLENGES & COMPLEXITIES
- Interaction with all departments of the plant, Business Unit and other plants
- Drive a strong health and safety culture to achieve and sustain “Zero Injuries”
- Management of change
- Legislation updating and fulfilment
- Relationship with local authorities
- Reporting/communication
- Involved in continuous improvements activities and or (capex) projects
QUALIFICATIONS/REQUIREMENTS
- Minimum “MVK” (Middelbare Veiligheidskunde)
- Health and Safety Technician qualification;
- Knowledge about ISO 14001, ISO 45001;
- Knowledge of EHS Management System(s);
- Knowledge of auditing method;
- Knowledge of safety and environmental regulation
- Fluent in Dutch and English.
- Presentation and training skills
- Organizational and planning abilities
- Analytical and problem solving skills
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About Amcor
Amcor is the global leader in developing and producing responsible consumer packaging and dispensing solutions across a variety of materials for nutrition, health, beauty and wellness categories. Our global product innovation and sustainability expertise enables us to solve packaging challenges around the world every day, producing a range of flexible packaging, rigid packaging, cartons and closures that are more sustainable, functional and appealing for our customers and their consumers. We are guided by our purpose of elevating customers, shaping lives and protecting the future. Supported by a commitment to safety, over 75,000 people generate $23 billion in annualized sales from operations that span over 400 locations in more than 40 countries.
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